The Washington critic., 1887-10-04
ENERGY AND THRIFT.
The I Ieading Business Houses of
the National Capital.
n. Ealimcr & Co.,

produce and commission merchants,
formerly OF G20 b street northwest, are now
located at 9j2 Louisiana avenue, where
they have much more advantageous loca-
ton than formerly, now having greater "a.
cilitles Tor handling their stock, and also
having ample cold storage cap iclty for sucn
produce ss needs to be kept at an even
Temperature. The geptlemcn connected
with 'he firm are such as to command the
confidence OF the community, aud those
dealing with them may feel assured that
they Will receive the fairest of treatment.
w. II. Dooiittis
entered the Patent Office in 1879 and was
appo nted Assistant Commissioner IN 1870 &,
ace ed as such through four commissions,
frequently acting as Commissioner during
that period. In 1880 he resigned to enter
his present profession, that Of patent so.
liciter, and counsel In patent causes. Mr.
Doolittle is graduate of Columbia Law
School, and was admitted to the Washing
ton bar In 1867, and has practised In the Su.
preme Court for the past five years. His
Office is In the Warner Building, 9lG L
street northwest. MIR. Doolittle is the at
torney for Combe, Barber & Co, of Bel
fast, ireland, who are defendants In a
suit now In litigation, and which Ia at
tfactirg much attention, as II Involves the
manufacture OF binders twine In this couu.
ty. Mr. DoOlittlu includes all claims Of
patents 10 his practice, and gives special at
tentiun rs counsel IN cases Of Interference.
He is ably assisted by skilled craftsmen,
aud has every facility for the proper prose-
culion OF his profession. Mr.. ID, also has a
war record, rs he was u member OF the One
Hundred and Forty-nrst Pennsylvania State
Volunteers, and iu the performance OF his
duties was wounded at the battle of Chan
cellursville.
u. Pfleging, Artist Tailor,
No. 1907 street northwest. Among the
several business interests in this city that
Of merchant-taiotng may justly be re-
Rardea as Of the greatest importance to the
community, in furnishing those evidences
OF taste aud refinement In dress that are
represented In fashionable aud well-nttlng
garments. A house 10 this line, more re-
Gently established In the National Capital,
is that Of Mr j. Plegiug, No. 1907 f street,
whose credentials us to skill and ability
are, perhaps, second TO none In the city
MIR Plleging has had experience In the
celebrated tailoring house OF II Greed
4 Sons Of London aud Paris, and during
bis four years sOIOurn on this side of the
Atlautic has held the position Of cutter In
such establishments as that Of james W..
Rell aud Messrs. Patterson OF Fifth avenue, 4,
New York. Under such conditions 1t may
be said that his reputation precedes bin,
nnd his future patronage and prosperity In
Washington be regarded as a foregone con
cluslon. The premises he occupies are
commodious and well stocked with choice
eeltctions of fue suitings, broadclOths, cas-
simeres, vesiinge, in all the fashionable
styles, aud desifbo aud seasOnable goods,
so that no one, not even the most flstdi
Gus, can fail to find something that will
please him. A speciality is also made Of the
manufacture OF ladies' suits aud riding hab
its, in which the proprietor Is ably assisted by
Mrs. Pleglug a lady Of uneXceptiunlbly
good tsste In this direction. a full force
Of jOurDeymen tailors are afforded constant
employmen under the careful supervision
OF Mr.. F., who personally conducts all the
cutting OF material aud every detail, even
to lluings, trimmings aud buttons, and In
view of his energy and skilled ability We
predict his marked success as q flushed
exponent to the tailoring art in Wash
ilgton.